Page 6 - Cornwall issue 5 2022

LIFESTYLE
ESTATE NEWS

Six questions

for our new

operations

manager,

Johan Visser

You have been the maintenance
manager for five years. What have
been some of the highlights and
achievements?
With experience as a facilities
manager for over 20 years in the
corporate environment, I have a lot of
value to add to estate management,
and after working for more than five
years at Cornwall Hill, I have gained
a great deal of knowledge and
experience in the management and
maintenance elements of the estate.
Being an owner and having a
vested interest in the Cornwall Hill
Homeowners Association (CHHOA),
it is important for me to constantly
improve this for the greater good of • Health and safety manager, I will be more actively
residents. involved in the day-to-day running of
• Insourcing certain services and the estate and relieve some pressure
Over the past two years we have adding greater value to the on the estate manager and his
had extensive flood damage to our CHHOA responsibilities.
electric fence and Clearvu fencing.
This was repaired at minimal cost • Supporting the estate manager. What do you hope to achieve in
by our very capable maintenance your new position?
team. It was a wonderful privilege The new role supports the strategy I would like to achieve substantial
and experience at the beginning of and vision of the board of the estate. cost savings by involving staff and
the year, to stand in as acting estate upskilling them. I would also like to
manager and to see how other What challenges do you see in this modernise the common areas on the
aspects of the CHHOA function. position? estate, making this a highly sought
It is important to minimise external after estate to live in.
What does the new job entail? costs and although progress is never
Over and above the maintenance swift nor easy, it is essential to remain How do you feel about being
tasks and management of the focused on the objective that has appointed operations manager?
maintenance team, which formed been set. I would like to thank the board
part of my previous job, I am excited of directors for offering me this
to be responsible for additional tasks What impact will this position have wonderful opportunity to serve the
and responsibilities which include: on the running of the estate and community and I’m looking forward
• Focusing on staff development
supporting the estate manager? to exciting new developments on our
• Project management In my new role as operations estate.

4 Cornwall View • Issue 5 2022